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| bioengineering |
the application of engineering principles and technology to medical and biological problems, such as the modification of genes. |
| bionics |
(used with a sing. verb) the application of biological functions and mechanisms to the study and design of engineering devices and systems. |
| chain |
a unit of length, used in surveying, that is equal to sixty-six feet or 20.1 meters, and used in engineering, equal to one hundred feet or 30.48 meters. [1/9 definitions] |
| civil engineering |
the branch of engineering concerned with designing, building, or repairing roads, bridges, tunnels, and other public works. |
| graphics |
(used with a sing. verb) the art of making mathematically accurate drawings, esp. in engineering. [1/3 definitions] |
| high-tech |
technology that requires or involves sophisticated techniques or equipment, such as genetic engineering or microelectronicshigh technology; high technology. [1/3 definitions] |
| high technology |
technology that requires or involves sophisticated techniques or equipment, such as genetic engineering or microelectronics; high-tech. |
| link |
in surveying and engineering, a unit of distance equal to one hundredth of a chain. [1/7 definitions] |
| load |
in engineering, resistance to mechanical operation. [1/17 definitions] |
| nanotechnology |
a field of study or endeavor concerned with the engineering of matter at the level of the atom or molecule. |
| nonengineering |
combined form of engineering. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. [1/2 definitions] |
| sanitary engineering |
the branch of civil engineering that deals with public waste disposal, water supply, and the like. |
| social engineering |
the application to social problems of methods that are considered to be similar to those of engineering in their practicality, efficiency, and moral neutrality. |
| systems engineering |
a branch of engineering that makes use of computer science and systems analysis to put together efficient operating procedures for certain networks or complexes. |
| truss |
in engineering, any structural framework that is composed of rigid straight members in triangular conformations and that functions as a beam or cantilever bearing tension or compression vertically. [1/5 definitions] |
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